Senate calls for protecting rights of women, minorities in talks
By: AMIR WASIM ISLAMABAD: The Senate unanimously adopted on Wednesday a resolution calling upon the government to make no “compromise” on the rights of women...
Externalising courage: Tales of acid attack survivors
By: Maryam Usman ISLAMABAD: Sumera, an unsmiling twelve-year-old stood by a set of four photographs of herself and her kin. Taken in and around her...
Police yet to launch inquiry into Kohistan video scandal
KOHISTAN: Despite the corroboration of the murder of five women over a video showing them clapping and singing at a wedding in Kohistan last year,...
Eight schools in Johi spare two hours every week to educate students on child abuse
By: Sameer Mandhro JOHI: Eight schools run by the Village Shadabad Organisation in Johi taluka are imparting education on the rights of the body. In...
Tackling domestic violence
By: NAZIHA SYED ALI THE Balochistan Assembly recently passed the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2014. The legislation appears to generally follow the pattern...